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View AmendmentCurrent Amendment: 19501AB12.docx to Bill 3241
Senator SETZLER proposed the following amendment (AGM\19501AB12):
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 59-40-50, as contained in SECTION 6, page 8, beginning on line 21, by striking item (6) and inserting:

/ (6) hire or contract for, in its discretion, administrative staff to oversee the daily operation of the school. At least one of the administrative staff must be certified or experienced in the field of school administration; /

/ (9) elect itsconsist of a board of directors annuallyof seven or more individuals with the exact number specified in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. Members of a board of directors may serve a term of two years, and may serve additional terms. A choice of the membership of the board must take place every two years. Fifty percent of the members of the board as specified by the bylaws must be individuals who reside in the geographical boundary of the charter school and who have a background in K-12 education or in business, and the bylaws of the charter school also must provide for the manner of selection of these members. In addition, fifty percent of the members of the board as specified by the bylaws must be elected by the employees and the parents or guardians of students enrolled in the charter school. Parents or guardians shall have one vote for each student enrolled in the charter school.All employees of the charter school and all parents or guardians of students enrolled in the charter school are eligible to participate in the election. Parents or guardians of a student shall have one vote for each student enrolled in the charter school. A person who has been convicted of a felony must not be elected to a board of directors if the board of directors consists of an odd number of members, the extra member must be an individual who resides in the geographical boundary of the charter school and who has a background in K-12 education or in business; /